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HARRISON'S N'URSHRIES, BERLIN^ MD. 



BARTLETT, (See description on next page.) 



THE PEAR. 



The grooving of this valuable fruit for both home and market purposes cannot be too 

 strongly urged. It far exceeds the apple in its melting juicy texture, rich, refined tlavor and 

 the range of varieties is such that by a judicious selection, the ripening season beginning in 

 >^'^'^'^ -'■^-'— ■-^-'■"-''^^-'-'~'— '^^ -"— '"'^"-'July can be continued into succession into Avinter 

 J Md„ Xov. 12th, 1900. >and some sorts may be kept until March or April. 



{ J. G. Harrison & Sons, !>Many of the varieties begin to bear in from four 



i Gents:— I received my box of trees on to six years after planting ; but a variety like Kieffer 

 < the 8th, plums, pears and peaches are O^'^nch is described on page 31 twill produce fruit as 

 ' "' ^ *" "' . - - soon as the Dwarf pear.Avhich is usually two or three 



years after transplanting There is an opening for 

 the intelligent pear grower in many parts of the 

 >Cnited States. Pears can be grown nearly as cheap 

 >per barrel as apples and they usuallj- sell twice as 

 ,high, although little attention has been given to 

 pear growing, and for these reasons.and for others, the man who makes a special study of pear 

 culture, and who goes into pear growing intelligently, has an opportunity for success. 



< all O. K. fine. Manj' thanks for the ex- 

 tras you sent me. I will try to get up 

 an order among my neighbors for 

 spring for j-ou. Tours respectfully, 

 H. W. Reckley. 



